Lexus RX-F???
#1
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Lexus RX-F???
With all the sporty SUV/SAVs from BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, etc. I am quite surprised that Lexus' first performance car out of the gate will be the IS-F.
Young kids may go after a small performance car. But the big money is in SUVs.
Half of Lexus' product line are SUVs yet not one is performance oriented.
Young kids may go after a small performance car. But the big money is in SUVs.
Half of Lexus' product line are SUVs yet not one is performance oriented.
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With all the sporty SUV/SAVs from BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, etc. I am quite surprised that Lexus' first performance car out of the gate will be the IS-F.
Young kids may go after a small performance car. But the big money is in SUVs.
Half of Lexus' product line are SUVs yet not one is performance oriented.
Young kids may go after a small performance car. But the big money is in SUVs.
Half of Lexus' product line are SUVs yet not one is performance oriented.
#3
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Agreed, but they could drop the GS460 drive train in it. This is not rocket science.
All they sell now are variations of a camry.
How do you like you Camry? Small, medium large. V6/V8, sedan or SUV. . blah blah blah.
All they sell now are variations of a camry.
How do you like you Camry? Small, medium large. V6/V8, sedan or SUV. . blah blah blah.
#4
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While I agree that Lexus should offer a high-powered RX option to compete with the other high-powered SUVs of the world, I don't agree with this idea about an RX-F. Keep the F an exclusive mark for sports cars. I still shake my head over why we can't compete in hp with the MDX and FXs of the world, as we should at least be the best of the Japanese.
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The reason I ask is because I want a performance SUV. Lexus has no offering. The current RX at best is kind of girly for me. It looks more like a 4 door minivan.
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I'll say one other thing, the fact that the RX group doesn't have practically anything in terms of aftermarket performance upgrades says something about demand for such vehicles (but I still feel Lexus should pokes its nose with at least a V8 option, but not in an F). My colleagues with MDXs have a similar issue.
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I'll say one other thing, the fact that the RX group doesn't have practically anything in terms of aftermarket performance upgrades says something about demand for such vehicles (but I still feel Lexus should pokes its nose with at least a V8 option, but not in an F). My colleagues with MDXs have a similar issue.
If you want a V-8, you can have the GX or LX.
OR you can get a hybrid RX, which has the power of a V-8 but economy of a V-6!
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You realizee that cross over SUVs such as RX, MDX, etc are just minivans for people not secure enough to drive minivans? Why make performance minivans, thats just silly! You can always have these high performance so called SUVs such as FX or X5, but they lack utility whatsoever.
#11
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I think Lexus mastered the car based SUV with the RX and is happy with that. Let the others have sport. Lexus sells as many HYBRID RXs as Infiniti FXs some months!
If you want a V-8, you can have the GX or LX.
OR you can get a hybrid RX, which has the power of a V-8 but economy of a V-6!
If you want a V-8, you can have the GX or LX.
OR you can get a hybrid RX, which has the power of a V-8 but economy of a V-6!
I figure Lexus probably did their focus group studies and found what would be acceptable in terms of hp.
I actually have a lot of fun modifying the little RX300 I have, even though I have to make custom parts and designs.
#12
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You realizee that cross over SUVs such as RX, MDX, etc are just minivans for people not secure enough to drive minivans? Why make performance minivans, thats just silly! You can always have these high performance so called SUVs such as FX or X5, but they lack utility whatsoever.
Again, as I said in my response to 1SICKLEX, market research rather than wishs and desires will dictate.
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